Infusing social media in Teaching and Learning (TnL) at tertiary institutions: A case of effective communication in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)

In Teaching and Learning (TnL) process, the success of disseminating fast information to the students seem to be hampered by the infrequent use of its e-learning system.Students are more likely to engage and communicate through social media. This paper aims to investigate the frequency of social med...

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Main Authors: Mohd Alwi, Najwa Hayaati, Ahmad Mahir, Normazla, Ismail, Shaharudin
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spelling my.uum.repo.130352016-05-22T08:08:01Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/13035/ Infusing social media in Teaching and Learning (TnL) at tertiary institutions: A case of effective communication in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) Mohd Alwi, Najwa Hayaati Ahmad Mahir, Normazla Ismail, Shaharudin LB2300 Higher Education T Technology (General) In Teaching and Learning (TnL) process, the success of disseminating fast information to the students seem to be hampered by the infrequent use of its e-learning system.Students are more likely to engage and communicate through social media. This paper aims to investigate the frequency of social media use among undergraduates in USIM and analyze their perception on the effect of social media towards effective communication in TnL. Data were collected using survey.From the students’ perspectives, this paper intends to highlight the findings on benefits of infusing the social media in ensuring effective communication among lecturers-students-lecturers and students-peers. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd http://repo.uum.edu.my/13035/1/pro34.pdf Mohd Alwi, Najwa Hayaati and Ahmad Mahir, Normazla and Ismail, Shaharudin (2014) Infusing social media in Teaching and Learning (TnL) at tertiary institutions: A case of effective communication in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 155. pp. 265-270. ISSN 1877-0428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.290 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.290
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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T Technology (General)
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Mohd Alwi, Najwa Hayaati
Ahmad Mahir, Normazla
Ismail, Shaharudin
Infusing social media in Teaching and Learning (TnL) at tertiary institutions: A case of effective communication in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
description In Teaching and Learning (TnL) process, the success of disseminating fast information to the students seem to be hampered by the infrequent use of its e-learning system.Students are more likely to engage and communicate through social media. This paper aims to investigate the frequency of social media use among undergraduates in USIM and analyze their perception on the effect of social media towards effective communication in TnL. Data were collected using survey.From the students’ perspectives, this paper intends to highlight the findings on benefits of infusing the social media in ensuring effective communication among lecturers-students-lecturers and students-peers.
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author Mohd Alwi, Najwa Hayaati
Ahmad Mahir, Normazla
Ismail, Shaharudin
author_facet Mohd Alwi, Najwa Hayaati
Ahmad Mahir, Normazla
Ismail, Shaharudin
author_sort Mohd Alwi, Najwa Hayaati
title Infusing social media in Teaching and Learning (TnL) at tertiary institutions: A case of effective communication in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
title_short Infusing social media in Teaching and Learning (TnL) at tertiary institutions: A case of effective communication in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
title_full Infusing social media in Teaching and Learning (TnL) at tertiary institutions: A case of effective communication in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
title_fullStr Infusing social media in Teaching and Learning (TnL) at tertiary institutions: A case of effective communication in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
title_full_unstemmed Infusing social media in Teaching and Learning (TnL) at tertiary institutions: A case of effective communication in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
title_sort infusing social media in teaching and learning (tnl) at tertiary institutions: a case of effective communication in universiti sains islam malaysia (usim)
publisher Elsevier Ltd.
publishDate 2014
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/13035/1/pro34.pdf
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